T-Mobile has an app which allows you to get an eSIM without going into a store. The app includes the tourist plan as an option. The app will not accept a non-domestic credit card number, even though it asks for your billing country. Frustrating.

This problem exists because US telcos don't have stores in international airports.

T-Mobile has an app which allows you to get an eSIM without going into a store. The app includes the tourist plan as an option. The app will not accept a non-domestic credit card number, even though it asks for your billing country. Frustrating.

This problem exists because US telcos don't have stores in international airports.

OPPO smarpthones have an smart SIM app called oRoaming that allows you to get a mobile data plan anywhere in the world, without a SIM card, with prices per day and per week.

T-Mobile has an app which allows you to get an eSIM without going into a store. The app includes the tourist plan as an option. The app will not accept a non-domestic credit card number, even though it asks for your billing country. Frustrating.

This problem exists because US telcos don't have stores in international airports.

OPPO smarpthones have an smart SIM app called oRoaming that allows you to get a mobile data plan anywhere in the world, without a SIM card, with prices per day and per week.

That looks confusing. I don't see the app option and the description on the page looks to be the same as just putting in a local SIM, except that you can get the SIM before travel. I suspect it would cost more than the $US30 three-week unlimited data plan that I found convenient in the past.

Blearily-eyed opening a new packet of Weetbix in a half-dark kitchen this morning and cursing Sanitarium for changing the way the packet is opened - different non-resealable cardboard flaps and fully-sealed plastic liner-bag that's really hard to get open. Why the hell would they do this? Then realising that, like a fool, I had opened the packet upside down, from the bottom.

Blearily-eyed opening a new packet of Weetbix in a half-dark kitchen this morning and cursing Sanitarium for changing the way the packet is opened - different non-resealable cardboard flaps and fully-sealed plastic liner-bag that's really hard to get open. Why the hell would they do this? Then realising that, like a fool, I had opened the packet upside down, from the bottom.

Why are they still using plastic bags? Weetabix has been happily packed in paper for ever.

Blearily-eyed opening a new packet of Weetbix in a half-dark kitchen this morning and cursing Sanitarium for changing the way the packet is opened - different non-resealable cardboard flaps and fully-sealed plastic liner-bag that's really hard to get open. Why the hell would they do this? Then realising that, like a fool, I had opened the packet upside down, from the bottom.

Why are they still using plastic bags? Weetabix has been happily packed in paper for ever.